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'''Sanamacha Thingbaijam Chanu''' (born 2 October 1978) is an [[India]]n [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] who competed in the [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 53 kg|women's 53 kg]] weight class at the [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]]. She originally finished fourth, but [[doping test|tested]] positive for a banned substance and was disqualified.
'''Sanamacha Thingbaijam Chanu''' (born1 February 1975) is an [[India]]n [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]] who competed in the [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 53 kg|women's 53 kg]] weight class at the [[Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]]. She originally finished fourth, but [[doping test|tested]] positive for a banned substance and was disqualified.
She had also won three golds at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and was a part of the core team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, during the trials for which, she was tested positive for methylhexanamine; a stimulant commonly used as a nasal decongestant.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125060149/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Weightlifter-Sanamacha-Chanu-caught-for-doping/Article1-597653.aspx]</ref>
She had also won three golds at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and was a part of the core team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, during the trials for which, she was tested positive for methylhexanamine; a stimulant commonly used as a nasal decongestant.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125060149/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Weightlifter-Sanamacha-Chanu-caught-for-doping/Article1-597653.aspx]</ref>
She was banned for eight years for her second doping offence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pratima, Chanu test positive for drugs |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/19oly-lift1.htm |work=Rediff.com India |date=19 August 2004 |access-date=2007-04-30 }}</ref>
She was banned for eight years for her second doping offence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pratima, Chanu test positive for drugs |url=http://in.rediff.com/sports/2004/aug/19oly-lift1.htm |work=Rediff.com India |date=19 August 2004 |access-date=2007-04-30 }}</ref>


==Major results==
==Major results==
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! rowspan="2" width="40" |Year
! rowspan=2 width=250|Venue
! rowspan="2" width="250" |Venue
! rowspan=2 width=60|Weight
! rowspan="2" width="60" |Weight
!colspan=4| Snatch (kg)
! colspan="4" |Snatch (kg)
!colspan=4| Clean & Jerk (kg)
! colspan="4" |Clean & Jerk (kg)
!rowspan=2 width=40| Total
! rowspan="2" width="40" |Total
!rowspan=2 width=40| Rank
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! colspan=13|[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
! colspan="13" |[[World Weightlifting Championships|World Championships]]
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|[[2003 World Weightlifting Championships|2003]] || align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]|| [[2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg|53 kg]] ||77.5||80||'''82.5'''||9||102.5||'''107.5'''||<s>110</s>||7||'''190'''||7
|[[2003 World Weightlifting Championships|2003]]|| align="left" |{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver]], [[Canada]]||[[2003 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg|53 kg]]||77.5||80||'''82.5'''||9||102.5||'''107.5'''||<s>110</s>||7||'''190'''||7
|-
|-


|[[1999 World Weightlifting Championships|1999]] || align=left|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]] || [[1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg|48 kg]] ||<s>75</s>||<s>75</s>||<s>75</s>||---||'''90'''||<s>95</s>||<s>95</s>||15||'''0'''||---
|[[1999 World Weightlifting Championships|1999]]|| align="left" |{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]]||[[1999 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg|48 kg]]||<s>75</s>||<s>75</s>||<s>75</s>||---||'''90'''||<s>95</s>||<s>95</s>||15 ||'''0'''||---
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==References==
==References==
*[https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/ind/Sanamacha+Chanu/9003805 Yahoo! Sports]
*[https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/ind/Sanamacha+Chanu/9003805 Yahoo! Sports]
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==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 12:17, 27 December 2022


Sanamacha Chanu
Personal information
Full nameSanamacha Thingbaijam Chanu
Born (1975-02-01) 1 February 1975 (age 51)
Weight52.74 kg (116.3 lb)
Sport
Country India
SportWeightlifting
Weight class53 kg
TeamNational team
Updated on 13 September 2016.

Sanamacha Thingbaijam Chanu (born1 February 1975) is an Indian weightlifter who competed in the women's 53 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She originally finished fourth, but tested positive for a banned substance and was disqualified. She had also won three golds at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and was a part of the core team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi, during the trials for which, she was tested positive for methylhexanamine; a stimulant commonly used as a nasal decongestant.[1] She was banned for eight years for her second doping offence.[2]

Major results[edit | edit source]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2003 Canada Vancouver, Canada 53 kg 77.5 80 82.5 9 102.5 107.5 110 7 190 7
1999 Greece Piraeus, Greece 48 kg 75 75 75 --- 90 95 95 15 0 ---

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. [1]
  2. "Pratima, Chanu test positive for drugs". Rediff.com India. 19 August 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2007.

External links[edit | edit source]